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Women say they were drugged at summer gathering of Germany's ruling party
Nine women have reported they were drugged by an unknown substance after attending the annual summer party of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- whose Chancellor Olaf Scholz is a member -- last week.
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International Superstar Lionel Richie And Legendary Musical Powerhouse Earth, Wind & Fire Announce Sing A Song All Night Long Tour
Tickets Available Starting Tuesday, March 7 with Citi Presale General Onsale Begins Monday, March 13 at 10am Local at Ticketmaster.com
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The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let's Not Put Our Health at Risk
Washington, D.C., city attorney George Valentine was black, brilliant, and fit. But after contracting COVID-19, he became so weak, he had trouble moving and even speaking. When it got to the point where he could barely breathe, George called an ambulance and waited on the steps of his house for it to arrive. Every second he waited must have seemed like an eternity. Two days later, George died. He was 66 and had suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure before getting sick with the coronavirus.
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1,450 Afghan kids were evacuated to the US without their parents. Some are still in limbo
An 8-year-old sobs every night after her aunt puts her to bed. A 17-year-old wakes up clutching his pillow and calling out his little brother's name.
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New Rice University music building to be named Brockman Hall for Opera
Facility will join Alice Pratt Brown Hall and adjoining plaza to form Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center
Rice University's new music building will be named Brockman Hall for Opera and the 84,000-square-foot structure, along with Alice Pratt Brown Hall and its adjoining plaza, will be christened the Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center.
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FIFA introduces innovative music strategy including new podcast series featuring Liam Payne and world’s leading football players and musicians
Today FIFA and Universal Music Group (UMG) announce the launch of FIFA Sound, a strategy to connect with audiences worldwide through shared passions of football and music and the PLAY ON podcast, hosted by chart-topping artist Liam Payne, which will feature the world’s leading football players, alongside musicians.PlayOn is the first of many new initiatives that FIFA will be launching in 2021 and beyond as part of its strategic collaboration with Universal Music Group for Brands – a division of Universal Music Group, the world leader in music-based entertainment. The first episode of PLAYON, featuring Ivan Rakitic & Morat is available to stream here now: https://fifa.lnk.to/PlayOnEpisode1PR!FIFA Future episode guests will include: Carli Lloyd, Asisat Oshoala, Lele Pons, Tiwa Savage, Wretch 32, Deyna Castellanos and many more.
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Grammy Award Winner Esperanza Spalding Joins Harvard’s Department of Music as a Professor
Esperanza Spalding is at the top of her field. She’s won just about every award a musician can win: four Grammys, a Smithsonian award, an NAACP Image Award, a Frida Kahlo award, a Boston Music Award — we could go on for ten minutes. And now, according to a press release from Harvard University, Spalding is going to teach others how she did it.
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Millions Show Selfishness By Not Social Distancing
How selfish can you be? There are 5.64 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide with the United States accounting for 1.72 million of them. Still you choose not to follow the rules. The US leads the world in the number of coronavirus deaths toppling over 100,000. Yet, still you choose not to follow the rules. Even though you know the coronavirus is a respiratory disease that is highly contagious and does not discriminate or show any mercy to those who are infected.
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Australian Woman Shot After Officer Heard Loud Sounds, Investigators Say
A Minneapolis police officer said he was startled by a loud sound near his squad car before his fellow officer shot dead Justine Ruszczyk, state investigators said.
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Vernetta Freeney chats with Houston Style Magazine about networking and her Fusion Tour
Author, blogger, speaker and owner of Women Are Game Changers LLC Vernetta Freeney chatted with Dawn Paul of Houston Style Magazine about tips for successful networking and building lasting business relationships. She also gives details on her award winning the Fusion Tour.
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Jordyn Wieber & Kyla Ross at the 2013 ESPYS | Houston Style Magazine
Rebecca Briscoe of Houston Style Magazine was on hand at the 2013 21st Annual ESPYS Awards presented by GMC and she got an exclusive interview with Jordyn Wieber & Kyla Ross of the US Women's Gymnastics team! Check out their Red Carpet talk here!
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How Pride events nationally are responding after a White supremacist group allegedly planned to riot in Idaho
With Pride celebrations scheduled throughout the month in cities big and small across the country, organizers and police departments are taking a close look at their safety plans.
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American Express Presale Begins Wednesday, January 10; General On Sale Begins Tuesday, January 16
Global superstar Justin Timberlake announced today that he will make his highly anticipated return to the stage with The Man Of The Woods Tour. Produced by Live Nation Global Touring, Wright Entertainment Group, LBI Entertainment & Tennman Touring, the North American outing will kick off March 13 in Toronto and stop in 27 cities, ending in his hometown of Memphis on May 30. You can view the tour trailer here.
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18 Big Events in Montgomery for 2018
With more exciting events planned for 2018 than ever before, Montgomery lives up to its reputation as Capital Cool. Known for its Southern hospitality and its revitalized downtown, this riverfront capital city was the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement and has established itself as a landmark Deep South destination.
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COVID-19 a Double Disaster for Attorneys Hit with a $250,000 Judgment for Challenging Fort Bend ISD’s Illegal Truancy Court
Can the public trust Fort Bend ISD after it criminalized poor and black students for absences in an illegal truancy court and then ruthlessly pursued a $250,000 judgment against attorneys who exposed them?
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Snap exodus continues: CFO out after less than a year
Snap is losing another high-profile executive. Chief Financial Officer Tim Stone told Snap on Tuesday that he was leaving the company, just eight months after moving to Snap from Amazon.
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The Women Behind Minority Business Growth in Houston
Being in business for yourself is hard. It is always helpful to have a mentor and some assistance to navigate the path to get to your success story. Business owners in Houston are fortunate in that respect to have a plethora of resources at hand to assist in that department. Some of the main resources for minorities are in the form of our chambers. The Greater Houston Black Chamber (GHBC) and the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC) are avenues that entrepreneurs need to seek out to reach that pinnacle level of achievement.
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Most dangerous celeb online is...
If you guessed that a Kardashian-Jenner family member would be the most dangerous celebrity to Google, you are wrong.
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Trump faces another 14th Amendment candidacy challenge, this time in Minnesota
A liberal group filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot in Minnesota, the second major lawsuit in two weeks that hopes to invoke the 14th Amendment’s arcane “insurrectionist ban.”
